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A doccubus three parter that follows 'The Kenzi Scale' (3x06). Bo pays a visit to Lauren, who thinks that their relationship is over. Comments and feedback are most welcome!
It was over.
After sixty seven experiments, three sleepless nights and no calls, Lauren knew that it was over between her and Bo.
Their last goodbye was an awkward one after she deemed Kenzi healthy and left for her apartment. She wanted to crawl into bed and get a brief reprieve from the sea of emotions that was threatening to drown her, but Bo's dawning was near. And if she couldn't be everything the succubus needed, the least she could do was give it all into where she could be useful.
There was no time to indulge in what she thought or felt. There was also no room for interruptions, so she placed her cell phone far from her, but close enough to see if it vibrated – just in case. But as the experiments increased, as nights turned into days, she found herself glimpsing at the phone less and less. And in the end, there was only silence and science.
She was in the middle of experiment sixty eight when she heard three knocks on her door. It was Bo.
"Hi," the succubus greeted her with a small smile. "Can I come in?"
"Sure." She shut the door and followed Bo to the kitchen. She noticed that the succubus only sat on a stool instead of taking off her jacket and leaving it on the kitchen counter like she always did.
"How's Kenzi?" Lauren kept herself busy, wiping the counter top – avoiding the 'jacket spot', rearranging the fruit and retrieving glasses from her cupboard.
"Much better, thanks," Bo replied as she tapped her fingers on the counter. "We've been spending a lot of BFF time, watching Jungle Jeeves and stuffing ourselves with pizza."
"That's good. While I wouldn't recommend a diet filled with sodium and trans-fat, I guess this was warranted."
"Ever the doctor," the succubus said. It wasn't the first time Bo's mentioned that, but this time, it came without the teasing tone – or smile.
It was awkward and painful. Part of her wanted to yell at Bo to just get it over with, so she could go back to her science, which was all she had before she met the succubus and had her world turned upside down, and all she will have once said succubus walks out the door.
But a bigger part of her needed just a few more moments, please, with Bo, so she took out her last bottle of red – the one that Bo loves. How terribly clichéd, she sneered at herself.
"So," Bo cleared her throat. "I guess we need to talk, but…I don't know where to start."
"Oh yeah?" she questioned as she pushed the wine opener into the cork. "Y'know, we sometimes have this problem in science too. Usually we start with an observation, followed by a question about what you saw, but –"
"Lauren." Bo's tone was soft – a mixture of plea and resignation, as if she was coaxing the doctor to face the music.
Her world stopped, and she closed her eyes. So this was how it was going to end. Bo sitting on a stool breaking her heart, the same spot where she almost did it when she told her about Dyson, reminding her that she, Lauren Lewis, was never going to be enough for Bo Dennis.
Or for Nadia when she was possessed by the Garuda, or for the previous Ash whenever she failed him, or for the dead troops in Afghanistan, or for her parents, or for anyone – no matter how hard she tried.
"What is it?" She asked as she tried to pull herself together.
"Lauren – hey, would you stop fiddling with the bottle and turn around?" Bo called out.
"I'm listening, Bo, just need to open it. Keep going." She didn't know why this cork was being particularly difficult and goddamnit why was her vision blurring and why were there droplets of water falling on to the opener?
"Lauren, I don't care about the stupid wine." Bo slid off the stool, finally losing her patience. "We need to talk."
"But we are talking." She gave up with the bottle, but stood still, shoulders slumped.
"Really?" Bo said in disbelief. "You're not even looking at me in the eye!"
She couldn't believe it. Bo wanted to look her in the eye and watch her face as she broke her heart? Surely the succubus was more sensitive than that. Then again, the succubus, when angry, was always prone to harsh words and actions, like telling her that she would never forgive her, or that whatever that happened to Kenzi was on her, or throwing her necklace at her feet and insinuating that she was a dog and…
"Lauren!" Bo yelled.
She looked up, and there the succubus was, right in front of her. Caught out of guard, the doctor's face reflected the storm of anger, loss and anguish that she felt. She saw Bo's eyes widened in surprise and narrowed in frustration.
It was over. She knew.